Parallelogram cutting-machine.



J. F. IVIcGINNITEY z' H. C. 00X.

` PARALLELOGRAIIIICLIIIIIIG MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 27. ISI?.

PatentedrSept. 24,1918.

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1,279,892. Patented sept. 24,1918.

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Beit known that we, JOHN F. McGin- Ni'riir andRo'ss C. COX,'citizen's of the United States, residing' at St-."J oseph, in thecounty or' Buchanan andState of Missouri, have 'invented certain useful Inrproveinents*in' VParallelogram vCutting-*Machines,v of which the followinvsis Ya specification, reference Vbeing 'hadt ereiirto the accompanying drawing. 'The inventi'onjrelatelsto a cuttingma# chine, and more particularly toYV the class of'butter cutters. Y Y The primary objectlotthe inventionis the provisionof a machine ordeviceofthi's character wherein, molded'butter or other like substance caribe cut intoL block form so as to segregate the-blocks from the' mass, andtliese blocks willf beoi'unithe 'i substance can'be' seri/ed," as v the block vforms will' have artistic sh'ape tof appealto Yatustomeror purchasers f i f Another object of fthe invention is' the 'provision of" a` cutter of `this character whereinqthe' construction thereof is novel in form so thaty the" cutting wires; can be eration of the machine or'' devicegv A furtherfobject of the invention `.is Vthe provision ,cfa machine or device of this Vcharacter'irherei n the material or substance placed therein will Vbe ycutinto a numbero'f cubesor squares ci' uniform size and bulk,

and' Said machine 'or device isv ydes'igiied 'par ticularly forthecutting of butter, potatoes,"

veal loaf, 'mush' or the like.

character which is extremely simple in con* struction, thoroughly its operation, strong, durable and inexpen# sive in manufacture. Y f

' Other objects will be in part obvious. and in part hereinafter set forth.

The invention accordingly consists :in the y' features; of construction, combination of ele- 450.-' of which will be indicated in/ the.Yaziperided-V ilffse 'Y' 'Y1' Y` the invention;

ments and arrangementfofparts which-,will be exemplified in construction hereinafterset forth, and-.thescope of the applicationV claims. Y

In the accompanyingdrawings: Yi Fgllrl is a frAgaALLELGRAM CuTriiie-Miiciiiivn.

view; Y 1 ig. 5 'isavertical longitudinal sectional mId- VSimilar lto ,Presently appear VThe Side.. railsV 'ajlistance bevond Vserve ,as Vhandles Y or device. A still 'further object of the invention isl f the'provision of a'machine or device of this 40 Vspaced parallel reliable and'eiiicfient in 13 sion bars ,16, Vthe `latter.beingtted withv ad justingr screws 18 near Vtheir ends,Y andthes Yscrews operate thrcfnigli the Yupper portionsl of the railsf11` and'lzl2 andi work again,st-the;`Y

trails 1:1 and .12 for Yfscribedsif Y V fjf 4 Y .Y Y Mounted in thetension bars V16Yat inter# f side elevationfof a machine f or A.device constructed in accordanceV with i n Specificationof Ilietters I atentt Pafetdrseptel, Aii'pueationniearetruary 27,1917. seriairro.151,325.1:-VV

Fig. 2 is a top 'planfview tluireof;` f Fig. 3 is abottoin plan view;

Fig; 4 'Y l vertical Vtrai'isv'erse sectional viewg': Y

Fig. 6' is a separatedtherefromf" Similar reference characters indicateI corldrawings. x Referring t machine or device comprises a box-like bodv cast, although it plan View of the frame'wifth the adjunct partsof the deviceor.machinel i STATES" lresponding parts throughout the Vseveral viewsof the A e Y. fthe drawings in detail, the

cutterV frame 'includingY longitudinal sub-` stantially with 'the Vlatter or.fastened thereto in fany Y suitable manner.` It: is prete rz-ible, however',Y in. manufacture to it may be otherwise made. The'outer surside and end rails constitute the inner sur- @hanna-shaped .epa-eea; parallel v-isitlerails V11'andcross*end railsf12 which are thel siderails ai'idfare vintegral cast the frame, although portionsV of the rail jeXtend outwardly? and i I mediate portions'or a purpose `lthat' will extend* theienaiaiie' ia andinas tively, the rails;

wires 13 vand 14, whichV are engaged therein. Mounted between ther upper andflower guide pins 17. which pass'throughthe `teil .lateralljfYV of the Vinner .surfacefzoiif thelinterinthe use of the Vmachine Y longitudinal cutting wires.

Y and transverse cutting` wires! 14, respec- *Y 1 11Y and 12-being`channeled Y.

or grooved `to form counterseatslfor;theo y portions Vof the side and' end Vrailsllandfl2 l .l Vare. tension bars 16,:while risingjmedially Y 1 y Vfroni'the lower portions of saidV railsffa're Y terminals `wires 13 4and "14 will `severthe vals thereof are headed anchoring lugs 19, about which are trained the looped ends 20 of the cutting wiresl-B :and 14%, while the of these wires are fastened to certain of the said lugs l-Qyand on 'the adjustment of the bars 16 the cutting wires 13' andlil will beproperly tensioned for rendering the stretches thereof taut, as will be obvious.

Workin within the body 10 is a presser plate 21 wA ich is formed kwith a medialstem 22 havinga cross handle, and this plate acts uponthe bulkV of material placed within the :body 1.0k so that on pressing thereupon the material of said body 10v and-the mass of Vmaterial into block or cube form, therebysegregatingthe blocks or cubes from each other.

The plate 21 in its Working face is formed with longitudinal and transversey .grooves 2a and 25,. respectively, the stretchesof the cutting wires 13 .and .14 so asfto receive the same on the completed lfmoveine'rfit of the plate'Zl inthe operation ofthe cutting device or machine sol as .to fassure on Ythe-completed movement the complete severance ofthe'blocks or cubesx'from the bulk Vmaterial on .deliverance thereof from the device or machine. y f

It is of course to be understood that while there are shown ,pairs of :the tension bars 16, if itis desirable, a single'bar can be used at one side and one end' of the body, while the other sideand end may directly carry the lugs and the tensioning of the cutting wires can be effected in this manner with success. 'Y

' It is also to bennderstood 'that changes, variations and modifications maybe made in the invention such as come properly within the scope of the claims hereunto, appended will be worked through the' open .bottom end which register with without departing from the vention or sacrificing any of its advantages. 'From the* foregoing connection with the accompanying drawings,theconstruction and manner of operation of the herein described cutting machine will be readily apparent=and,"there fore, a moreextended explanation has been omitted.

Having thus described 4our invention,' we claim: i l l Y l. A device or' the Akind described comprising aframe havingfextensions whereby it maybe sup-ported over ya r'eceivingvessel, cutting wires strung on the frame in two sets, 4the wires "of `one setvbeing yat .an angle to those of theaother set,rmean`s for tensioning the lsaid wires, ,an Aopen top recepspirit of the indescription, taken 1n `ltacl'e for `butter or thelike7 the receptacle y being mounted upon .the .framaand a presser plarte 'dimensioned to'it the .said receptacle to extrude butter therefrom throughthefcut- Y ting wires, the receptacle being of a size to ser-ve as a container for thebutter when removed'A from theframe. y 5

2. A device ofthe flrindY described com prising 1a frame having extensions whereby it may be supported :over a receiving vessel, yHitting wires .strung on the frame in two set-srthewires of .one se't'fbeing at anangle to those of the other set,f-an open top receptacle for butter or the like, Y the receptacle .being mounted upon lthe frame,-and a presser yfit `the said receptacle f ,plate dimensioned to Y Y to extrude butter therefrom through the cutting wires, the receptacle being of a sizeto serve las 4a .container for the butter when removed from theframe. Y

.In-testimony whereof Vvwgaffix our signatunes. A f Y Ff MGGINNITEY. ROSS C. COX.

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